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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Kody when he wakes up after getting injured outside of the store he wants to rob?
(a) He is at home.
(b) He is recovering at a gang member's house.
(c) He is in jail.
(d) He is in the ICU.

2. Why does Kody agree to go with the four girls to the store he wants to rob?
(a) The store is in rival gang territory and he is looking for trouble.
(b) He suspects the girls may be setting him up for something.
(c) He wants to check it out in preparation to rob it later.
(d) He wants to protect them from trouble.

3. What is the name of the store that Kody wants to rob?
(a) Ralph's Supermarket
(b) East Sun Sports Supplies
(c) Buddah Market.
(d) Western Surplus.

4. How is Kody injured outside of the store he wants to rob?
(a) He runs away but is shot in the arm.
(b) He escapes without a scratch.
(c) He is arrested for assault.
(d) He is shot several times.

5. In "The Juvenile Tank," where is Kody shot after a struggle over a gun ensues?
(a) Arm.
(b) Back.
(c) Leg.
(d) Chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," who is watching Kody as he attempts to kill a rival gang member?

2. What happens to Joe Joe after Kody shoots out the street light?

3. How does Kody and his gang send the message that harming female family members would not be tolerated?

4. Why do the police visit Kody in the hospital?

5. What is the name of Kody and Tamu's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it foolish for Kody to be alone at night, unarmed?

2. By the end of the first chapter, Kody begins to show signs of a struggle with gang life. In what ways is he having difficulty with his choices?

3. How does Kody treat his new school opportunity after he is transferred to a "white" school?

4. In the chapter, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Kody finds himself in jail. How does Kody show his strength as a leader even in jail?

5. Describe the fight scene between Kody, Li'l Hunchy and the men outside of the Western Surplus store.

6. By the time Kody tries to rob the Western Surplus store, how powerful has he become in the Tray Eights gang?

7. How is revenge illustrated in the chapter, "Boys to Men?"

8. What does Kody's mother help him to realize while he is in jail in the chapter, "The War"?

9. Why might Kody feel guilty the night that he and Joe Joe check out Western Surplus?

10. Describe the time Kody and his brother were arguing over a piece of trash.

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